Single-day record of 1.3 lakh passengers at Mumbai airport

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), one of the world’s busiest single runway airports, handled the highest passenger movement of 1, 30,374 on September 17, 2022, the highest since the pandemic, said the airport officials.
The growth in traffic is a result of newer destinations, rising flight movements, and an increase in airline capacity at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. A statement by CSMIA said, “Close to 95,080 passengers travelled through Terminal 2 (T2) and 35,294 were witnessed travelling through Terminal 1 (T1) with 839 total flight movements on this day.”
IndiGo, Vistara, and Go First catered to the highest passenger traffic on domestic routes.
As for international, IndiGo, Air India, and Emirates stood among the top 3. Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chennai were the top 3 domestic destinations, while Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore remained the top 3 international routes with maximum air traffic.
Adding to the weekend rush, on September 18, 2022, CSMIA again witnessed over 1.3 lakh passengers, of which approximately 98,000+ pax travelled domestically while around 32,000 pax were seen travelling on international routes.
According to rating agency Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (ICRA), domestic traffic rose by 5 per cent to 1.02 crore in August 2022, indicating that the aviation industry is set on the road to recovery with normalcy in flight operations.
A surprise drill was also conducted at the Mumbai airport on Saturday, which showed the alertness levels of the staff and authorities were up to the desired level, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) claimed in a statement.
The mock drill was conducted at terminal 2 (T2) wherein the airport received an intimation about a bomb threat during the afternoon hours. Conducted as a surprise drill, it tested not only the airport’s disaster response system but also its calm coordination to avert the crisis. The drill started at 1:02 pm and concluded at 1:37 pm on September 17, 2022. The drill included the participation of CSMIA’s multiple internal and external stakeholders.